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Read the scripture and then answer the questions that follow.
The scripture quotes in these lessons are from the King James Version.
Please feel free to cross reference these quotes with the translation that you use.
Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Is it God's will that people be baptized today?
Acts 8:36-39 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. 39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
John 3:23 And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
Is the baptism practiced in the New Testament described as an immersion (where the person is taken all the way under the water)?
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ
Are all spiritual blessings found in Christ?
Is salvation a spiritual blessing?
Romans 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Galatians 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Does the Bible describe baptism as the point when a person enters Christ?
Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Please indicate which statement agrees with what Mark 16:16 says.
Believe only equals salvation
Baptism only equals salvation
Believe plus Baptism equals salvation
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Please indicate which statement agrees what Acts 2:38 says.
Repent only for the remission of sins
Be baptized only for the remission of sins
Pray to Jesus and ask Him to forgive you
Repent & Be baptized for the remission of sins
Acts 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
This was said to Paul (Saul of Tarsus) by Ananias after Paul had been in the city of Damascus praying and fasting for three days (ref. Acts 9:1-11).
When was Paul's sins washed away?
On the road to Damascus
While Paul prayed
They were not washed away
When he was baptized
1 Peter 3:21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Do these scriptures show that baptism is necessary to wash away sins?
Would you allow me to assist you in being baptized for the remission of your sins?
